Uncovering the Hidden History of Anti-Immigrant Discrimination in Oregon

Authors

Cynthia Carmina Gómez, Portland State UniversityFollow
Omar Alvarado, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Oregon Farmworkers Union)
Michael Hames-García, United Academics of the University of Oregon

Sponsor

Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and Latino Network

Publication Title

Uncovering the Hidden History of Discrimination in Oregon Speaker Series

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

12-3-2020

Subjects

Latin Americans -- Oregon -- Social conditions, Advocacy, Community organization, Exploitation, Agricultural laborers, Racial justice, Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), Migrant agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- United States, Discourse analysis, Undocumented immigrants, Racism against Hispanic Americans

Abstract

On December 3rd, 2020 our organization led and facilitated a webinar on the history of Anti-Immigrant discrimination in our state. On the webinar, we had the privilege of hearing local Latinx scholars and leaders speak on a wide array of issues — from the history of farmworkers in Oregon, the renaming of Cesar Chavez Blvd. in Portland, to an overview of Oregon’s existing sanctuary laws.

Guest Speakers:

Cynthia Carmina Gómez, former Latino Network staff, and currently serving as the Executive Director of the Cultural Resource Centers and member of the faculty at Portland State University.

Omar Alvarado is the Advocacy Organizer in the political department of PCUN, Oregon's Farmworker Union.

Dr. Michael Hames-García serves as the vice president for equity and diversity of the faculty union, United Academics of the University of Oregon (UAUO).

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34575

Citation Details

Gómez, Cynthia Carmina; Alvarado, Omar; and Hames-García, Michael, "Uncovering the Hidden History of Anti-Immigrant Discrimination in Oregon" (2020). Uncovering the Hidden History of Discrimination in Oregon Speaker Series.